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† over-ˈcross, adv., prep., a. Obs.
[f. over prep. + cross: cf. on cross, across, cross n. 22.]
A. adv. Crossing over something or each other; across, crosswise.
c1450Holland Howlat 345 Syne twa keyis our croce, of siluer so cleir In a feild of asure flammit on fold. 1601Holland Pliny I. 74 The compasse of this arme of the sea is 80 miles, the cut ouer-crosse 20 miles.
B. prep. Across, over, from side to side of.
1611Cotgr., Chaine de drap, the woofe of cloth; the thread which in weauing runs overcrosse it. 1657Thornley tr. Longus' Daphnis & Chloe 16 Laying over-crosse the Chasm, long, dry, and rotten sticks.
C. adj. (ˈovercross). Lying or placed across; extending from one side to the other; transverse.
1634Brereton Trav. (Chetham) 3 Birch twigs, or bushes, which they hang upon overcross poles, into the cisterns. |